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Your System

• Ubuntu Won't Start!
• The Ubuntu Logo Appears Corrupted or Just Looks Odd While Booting
• When I Start My Computer I Get Text Instead of a Graphical Interface

• I Tried to Use a Word or PowerPoint Document, and the Fonts Are All Wrong

• How Do I Install a Package?
• I Want to Install an Application That Is Not In Synaptic
• Nautilus Is Painfully Slow-How Can I Make It Run Faster?

• Add TrueType Fonts to Your Desktop Quickly

• How Can I Test That an ISO File Works?
• I Downloaded an Autopackage But I Don't Know How to Run It
• How Do I Compile an Application?
• I Can't See the Hidden Dot Files and Folders in the File Manager
• How Do I Restore Something I Deleted in the File Manager?
• The Desktop Has Hung-What Do I Do?
• My Screen Resolution Is Wrong
• How Can I Automatically Login Without Having to Enter My Login Details?
• I Tried to Upgrade My System, but I Get an Error
• I Am Running Out of Disk Space-How Do I Free Up Some Space?
• I Deleted Something in the File Manager, but I Don't See the Extra Disk Space
• Another Version of Ubuntu is Out-How Do I Upgrade to It?
• How can I add other Desktop Enviroments?

Applications

• When I Click the Close Window Icon My Program Doesn't Go Away
• The Upgrade Notification Bubble Keeps Appearing, and I Want It to Stop
• Extending Nautilus with Scripts
• I Went to a Web Site in Firefox, and the Macromedia Flash Plug-in is Missing
• Java is Not Installed on My System
• I Have Heard Desktop Search is Cool-How Do I Install It?
• My E-mail Doesn't Work in Evolution
• Installing ClamAV for my Ubuntu

Multimedia

• I Downloaded a Particular Media File, and It Won't Play
• My DVD Won't Play
• DVD Playback is Jittery and Jumpy
• When I Start Some Applications Ubuntu Says I Don't Have Access to /dev/dsp
• My Microphone Doesn't Work
• How Do I Change the Visual Theme?
• How Do I Find and Install New Desktop Themes and Backgrounds?
• How Do I Turn My Ubuntu Computer Into a MythTV Box?

Networking

• I Can't Access My LAN
• Nameserver Problems
• How Do I Use ssh (Secure SHell) for Transferring Files Across a Network?
• How Do I Use a Graphical Application Remotely with ssh (Secure SHell)?
• My Wireless Card is Not Working
• I Need to Use WPA or I Use WPA-PSK on My Wireless Access Point

Hardware

• Ubuntu Has Not Detected My Old Sound Card.
• My Cardbus Adapter is Not Being Recognized
• I Plug In My USB Stick and Nothing Happens
• I Copied Some Files to/from My USB Stick, but When I Access It Later the Files Are Not There
• My CD-ROM/DVD Is Not Working
• My CD-ROM/DVD Drive Won't Eject
• I Bought a Device, but It Doesn't Work In Ubuntu
• My Computer Says It Is Out of Memory
• How Can I Copy Photos from My Mobile Phone to My Ubuntu Computer with Bluetooth?
• I Can Read My USB Storage Device, but I can't Write to It
• Filesystem Fun
• How Do I Format a Disk?
• The Keys On My Keyboard Spit Out the Wrong Letters/Symbols
• My Serial Mouse Is Not Working
• My Mouse Scroll Wheel Does Not Work
• My Remote Control Doesn't Work
• How Do I Find Out Which Hardware Works In Ubuntu Before I Purchase It?

System Administration

• How Do I Schedule Things to Happen?
• How Can I Copy a File from One Computer to Another?
• I Know an Application Is Available In Ubuntu but Synaptic Can't Find It
• I Am Running Ubuntu on an Older Computer, and I Would Like a Faster Desktop
• I Have Reinstalled Windows, and Now Ubuntu Won't Start!
• How Do I Fix My Disk After a Power Failure?
• Ubuntu Takes Up Too Much Disk Space on My Old Computer
• My Computer Is Running Quite Slowly--How Can I Find Out What is Going On?
• How Can I Find Out the Different Options for Commands?
• How Do I Get My Root Account Back?
• I Forgot My System Password-What Can I Do?
• How Do I Access My Windows Partitions?
• Ubuntu Is Slow On My AMD K7 Computer
• How Do I Add Users?

Other

• Running Another OS In Ubuntu
• It Was Suggested I File a Bug Report, but I Don't Know How
• How Can I Monitor the Weather?
• How Do I Make Ubuntu Bread?
• How Can I Prevent the Pain I am Getting My Fingers When I Type?